Palaeotherium is a genus of herbivorous perissodactyl that lived in France during the Eocene epoch.
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- The starts from the Ice Age franchise are based on Palaeotherium. However, they are rather chunky in appearance and resemble a mix of Palaeotherium, Moeritherium and modern-day tapirs.